Spinning indicator amusement device



July 10., 1951 A F. COOK 2,560,158-

SPINNING INDICATOR AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed March 1. 1950 Patented July 10, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SPINNING INDICATOR AMUSEMENT DEVICE Frank Cook, Leominster, Mass.

Application March 1, 1950, Serial No. 146,974

1 Claim. (Cl. 273-141) This invention relates to an amusement device of the type having a spinning indicator adapted to be rotated by the players in turn, the game being played according to the play indicated by the head of the indicator when it stops rotating.

The principal object of the present invention resides in the provision of a new and improved amusement device of the type described embodying a printed card having radially arranged divisions thereon indicating plays to be made in any kind of a game, but particularly for the game of baseball, said card being provided with a spinner adapted to be rapidly rotated by the player so that when the same stops, it will indicate the play to be made more or less generally according to the game of baseball or any other game desired; the provision of a device as above stated in which the card is enclosed in a container having a transparent top and the spinner being actuatable from the exterior of the box so that the latter need not be opened, whereby the card is protected and cannot escape from the box; and the provision of the device as described in which the spinner is journaled in the top of the box itself, said box top being depressed in such a manner that a handle or knob for rotating the spinner'is depressed below the top surface of the box so that the same will not catch on the clothes of the user, the device being of the size to be easily placed in a pocket.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a top plan view of one form of the device;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a different shaped card.

This invention preferably comprehends a container comprising a flat bottom portion I having a continuous side wall l2 which may be of any shape, circular, square, oval, etc. The top of the box comprises a continuous wall [4 and an integral top portion I6, the latter having a depression is centrally thereof.

It is preferred that the walls l2 and I l be telescoped together as shown and with the addition of the small amount of cement, the two box parts will form a permanent enclosure which will not come apart. However, it will be clear to those skilled in the art that a box of this type may be made in other ways and the invention is not limited to the telescoping type. This box may be easily made of molded plastic, but the invention is not limited to this material and it is preferred that the same should be transparent for a reason to be described below.

A card 20 preferably having the same general shape as the box is placed on the bottom portion l0 before the box top is applied. This card is preferably provided with a number of divisions as shown at 22, said divisions radiating from a common center as shown. In Fig. 3 there is shown a similar card, the only difference being that it is round as indicated at 24 for application to a round box. The center portion 26 may be used to represent a baseball or other ornamentation; or this space may be left blank.

At the central portion of the depression l8, there is provided an opening 28 accommodating a short rod or stem 30 on which is mounted a handleor knob 32 for the purpose of rotating the stem. This in turn Will, of course, rotate the arrow 34 secured to the inner end of stem 36 and, this assembly is cemented together prior to application of the two box tops together.

It is preferred that the box be entirely transparent so that printed directions may be read through the bottom member [0 and the indicating means such as is indicated in Fig. 3 in the diiferent divisions 22, may be easily read.

It will be seen that this invention provides a simple, easily made amusement device of the character described which may be carried in a pocket or purse without catching on the clothes in any way and which is instantly available for play at any time. Also, the device is very lightweight, easily assembled and easily used for any game desired that lends itself to the spinner type of indicator.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed otherwise than as set forth in the claim, but what I claim is:

A spinning game and container therefor comprising a flat box having a flat bottom, a card flatly mounted on the bottom of the box and facing upwardly, said card having game indicia thereon, a transparent cover for the box embracing the side walls of the latter and completely covering the box and card therein, a relatively large concave depressed portion in the central part of the cover, the said depressed portion extending toward but stopping short of the card, the central bottom part of the depression having a hole therein, a spinner shaft journalled in the hole, a knob on the shaft at the exterior side of the cover, a spinner arrow on the shaft at the interior end thereof, said arrow being parallel to REFERENCES CITED and closely arranged with respect to the card The following references are of record in the said knob being of a size to be wholly below the me f this patent;

surface of the non-depressed portion of the cover, and said knob preventing the spinner ar- 5 UNITED STATES- PATENTS row from contacting the said card. Number Name Date 918,709 Smith Apr. 20,1909

FRANK COOK. 1,219,456 Hawks Mar. 20, 1917 

